Closing the Wage Gap
Read more about efforts to reverse income inequality.
Seattle Mayor Unveils Plan for Ride-Hailing Minimum Wage
By Justin Steale Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan last week unveiled legislation she said would guarantee ride-hailing drivers are paid at least the city’s minimum wage plus reasonable expenses. Durkan said she intends to transmit the legislation to the Seattle City Council this week. A study by James Parrott of The New School and Michael Reich
Joe Biden wants a $15 minimum wage – will the coronavirus pandemic make that more likely?
By Elisabeth Buchwald July 25, 2020 A $15-an-hour federal minimum wage has long been on many Democratic lawmakers’ wish lists. They could have the chance to cross that goal off their lists come November with former Vice President Joe Biden ahead of President Donald Trump in several recent polls. Even before the pandemic, in Biden’s
It’s been a record 11 years since the last increase in U.S. minimum wage
By Aimee Picchi July 24, 2020 It’s been 11 years since the last federal minimum wage hike, the longest span the baseline wage has gone without an increase since it began in 1938. Since the last federal minimum wage hike — to $7.25 an hour, starting July 24, 2009 — the cost of living has
Gov. Wolf calls for minimum wage bump
By Brian Myszkowski July 24, 2020 Governor Tom Wolf is on a mission to raise the pay rate for Pennsylvania workers, calling attention to a minimum wage that has remained stagnant for 11 years as of Friday. Since July 24, 2009, the commonwealth’s wage floor has sat at $7.25 per hour, the result of an
Hawaii is Hiring website lists more than 17,000 job openings across the state
By Annalisa Burgos July 27, 2020 People receiving unemployment insurance will start to see smaller checks next week. Unless both the U.S. House and Senate work out details of a new stimulus package before the scheduled recess on August 7th, thousands of people in Hawaii collecting benefits will have to resort to their Plan B.
What a ‘Living Wage’ Actually Means
By Eric Ravenscraft June 5, 2019 If you ask a dozen lawmakers what constitutes a “living wage,” you’ll get a dozen answers. Where does the term come from? And is it even accurate? The term “living wage” gets thrown around enough by politicians and advocacy groups that the definition can get muddy. The legal minimum